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Re: Debian 5 installation



On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:34:19 +0000, Lisi wrote:

> On Monday 06 December 2010 09:30:50 Camaleón wrote:
>>  But no need to be so picky
> 
> Camaleón -
> 
> I thought that this was a typing error the first time I saw it, but I
> think it is a slight semantic error.  I think that you mean "prickly"
> (easily irritated), not "picky" (choosy, fussy).
> 
> If you do actually mean fussy, I apologise!

Grrr! YALF (Yet Another Linguistic Fault) :-)

Not sure if "picky" is the correct term. I wanted to use an adjective to  
designate people who is... (let me search for a synonym) "punctilious/
touchy"? In Spanish that is "quisquilloso".

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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